Leadership
2025-2026 Officers and Board
Board Meetings
Board Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month from September-May, except there is no meeting in December. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, meetings will be held on Sept. 11, Oct. 9, and Nov. 13 of 2025, and Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14 of 2026. Meetings are held in person or on Zoom. Member attendance is subject to the agenda and may be permitted for observation as appropriate. Contact us for more information. Board meetings are not open to the public.
coordinators
Advocacy: Ann Kril
4-League Environmental Committee: Cathy Cain, Joanna Lasher
Immigration: Christin Iacolucci
Legislative Lobby Days: Ann Kril
Women’s Rights Action Coalition (WRAC): Kim Harvish
Book Club: Francine Rodger
Budget: Mary Lou Classen and Roberta Nahil
Communications: Meghan Blasig
Email blasts: Quency Rene
“This Week” Email Curator: Lori Dawson and Ann Marie Pendergast
Newsletter: Barbara Lombardo and Stacey Lamodi
Social Media: Meghan Blasig, Kim Harvish, Linda Salzer
Website: Quency Rene and Bob Stromberg
Development:
Fundraising: Carol Glansberg
Historian: Monica Seebode
Monthly Meetups: Lin Murphy
Membership: Nancy White Martinez, Patricia Partello
Volunteer Coordinators: Kathy Koebrich, Mary Sue D'Orazio
Nominating Committee:
Carol Glansberg (Chair), Pamela King-Hall, Darnell Rohrbaugh
Board appointed members: Linda McKenney and Ann Marie PendergastObserver Corps: Barb Thomas
Program Planning: Lori Dawson
Voter Engagement Kate Kane
Candidate Forums: Elizabeth Rossi
Farmers’ Market: Janice Burns, MaryLou Classen
First Vote: Carmen Ross
National Voter Registration Day: Pamela King-Hall
Naturalization Ceremonies: Donna Dardaris, Linda Salzer
Volunteers and Venues Coordinator: Carol Henry
Vote 411: Mandy Herrington
Youth Services: Debbie Peck-Kelleher
Students Inside Albany: Darnell Rohrbaugh
Take Me to Vote: Cheri Garcia
Officers and Directors
President
Lori Dawson (to 6/2027)
1st Vice President
Lin Murphy (to 6/2027)
2nd Vice President:
Ann Marie Pendergast (to 6/2026)
Secretary: Patricia Rohstedt (to 6/2026)
Treasurer: Mandy Herrington (to 6/2026)
Directors:
Kimberly Harvish (to 6/2026)
Nancy Martinez (to 6/2026)
Linda McKenney (to 6/2026)
Deb Peck-Kelleher (to 6/27)
Bob Stromberg (to 6/2027)
Carmen Ross (to 6/2027)
